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02/11/2011 | Surfin’: I See Live HamsThis week, your Surfin’ editor sees hams in the salt water antenna video and maybe on The Big Bang Theory.
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12/24/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Sunspots disappeared this week. Five days with no spots is the longest since May 9-19, 2010, when we saw 11 days in a row in which the Sun was spotless. Since then, there has only been the occasional day or two which was spot-free. April 2010 saw 13 conse
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11/20/2010 | Amateur Radio Quiz: Getting One’s BearingsBy H. Ward Silver, N0AX
n0ax@arrl.net Hams need to point their antennas accurately, but how can you do that if you don’t know the words used to describe direction? Ready, fire, aim! 1) For two different stations to have short-path bearings that are exac...
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11/19/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Five new sunspot groups appeared in the past nine days, and the average daily sunspot number for the November 11-17 period rose nearly 28 points from the week before to 60.9. The average daily solar flux was up nearly four points to 87.9. Sunspot numbers
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07/08/2010 | Can I Have Amateur Radio for $1000, Alex?: Young Amateur Makes Her Mark on Jeopardy!
For hams who are fans of the television quiz show Jeopardy -- where contestants have to answer in the form of a question -- the July 6 show was a real treat: Andrea Salt, KE7OPV, of Gilbert, Arizona, was a contestant. But what makes Andrea’s time on Jeopa
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05/26/2010 | FCC Upholds Decision to Revoke Amateur License of Convicted Indiana Ham
Lonnie L. Keeney, KB9RFO, of Greencastle, Indiana, filed a Petition for Reconsideration in March 2010, asking that the FCC re-evaluate the revocation of his Amateur Radio license. Keeney -- who in 2002 was convicted of child molestation, a Class C felony
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